Rapid Heating and Cooling System Utilizing Mechanical and Thermal Therapy

A liquid temperature control system of a therapeutic chair, comprising:

• a liquid cooler for cooling liquid of the system;
• a liquid heater for heating liquid of the system;
• an interior liquid pad fluidly coupled with the liquid cooler and heater and configured to be heated and cooled by liquid from the liquid cooler and heater, the interior liquid pad disposed within the therapeutic chair;
• an exterior liquid pad fluidly coupled with the liquid cooler and heater by a flexible fluid line and configured to be heated and cooled by liquid from the liquid cooler and heater, wherein the exterior pad is disposed at an exterior of the therapeutic chair and the flexible fluid line is configured to enable the exterior liquid pad to be moveably positioned on a user's body;
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• a display configured to present control options to the user for operating the water temperature control system and control the water temperature control system based on inputs received from a user.

A chair, comprising:

• a chair body having a chair back, a chair seat, and a leg section;
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• a liquid temperature control system for providing thermal therapy to a user, comprising:
• a liquid cooler for cooling liquid of the system,
• a liquid heater for heating liquid of the system,
• a first interior liquid pad fluidly coupled with the liquid cooler and heater and configured to be heated and cooled by liquid from the liquid cooler and heater, the first interior liquid pad disposed within one of the chair back, the chair seat, and the leg section,
• a second interior liquid pad fluidly coupled with the liquid cooler and heater and configured to be heated and cooled by liquid from the liquid cooler and heater, the second interior liquid pad disposed within a different one of the chair back, the chair seat, and the leg section than the first interior liquid pad, and
• an exterior liquid pad fluidly coupled with the liquid cooler and heater by a flexible fluid line and configured to be heated and cooled by liquid from the liquid cooler and heater, wherein the exterior pad is disposed at an exterior of the massage chair and the flexible fluid line is configured to enable the exterior liquid pad to be moveably positioned on the user's body.